Dick Vitale

[quote name="stevenash" post="1184046" timestamp="1330034585"] If the Dove gets involved, I will consider all but official and offer my congrats.  Will your first official act be to schedule home and home with Nederland for the next few years? [/quote] Absolutely...Must be tested by one of the area's best (coaches) in order to prepare for the grueling district race....Plus I wouldn't want Dove to say I scheduled a bunch of cupcakes in the preseason to boost the record.... ;D ;D...Plus a trip or two to the Houston area to make it a bit tougher.. ;)

[quote name="stevenash" post="1184023" timestamp="1330033997"] Nope- you need to find a different way to express it.  These people don't get upset just for fun or because they don't know any better.  In case you aren"t aware, something causes them to feel that way.  I will give you a clue.  They are not reacting that way because you are saying how nice the weather is.  I know how proud you are of your basketball heritage and rightfully so.  At the same time, it would be helpful (for you and for them) if you could become more proficient in the communication process. [/quote] Understood...I will make an effort..If I slip, let me know, please... ;)

;D...will do....Dove, lets get on the horn, man!! Make it happen! ;D ;D 8)

I'll take Shiner...they make beer there!! ;D ;D ;D....J/K....I couldn't help myself! 8)

[quote name="stevenash" post="1184000" timestamp="1330032718"] Quickest way to get to Austin [/quote] Well I HAVE been there a time or three.... ::) ::)..I know my way around the "Drum"... ;)

[quote name="stevenash" post="1184005" timestamp="1330032974"] You are probably right about that.  However, my intent was to emphasize the fact that I dont think anybody ought to continually make an effort to overtly ridicule a team or community.  If nothing else, be the "bigger" person and permit those poor little "naive" people to have their opinions.  If one is so much better and so superior, surely one is capable of a small bit of diplomacy. [/quote] They can have theirs, I just don't get to state mine....Is that your logic? ???

[quote name="BellBiz30" post="1183858" timestamp="1330023753"] it yates going to win state then? [/quote] Who knows, but I will NOT bet against them though! ;)

Yes, they are good, but Wheatley was too and got 38 put on them....Yates is steamrolling through region 3 again this year.

[quote name="NB-Dawg" post="1183792" timestamp="1330019391"] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=96239.msg1183713#msg1183713 date=1330013982] [quote author=stevenash link=topic=96239.msg1183696#msg1183696 date=1330013408] [quote author=BellBiz30 link=topic=96239.msg1183677#msg1183677 date=1330012390] Dayton obviously was a better team than some people gave them credit for...on that note great job Dayton for giving 20-4a district champs a fight, and great job Nederland for the big W! [/quote] Well said and, in my opinion, very accurate.  I watched Dayton play 4 games in early December and they are considerably better now than they were then. [/quote]Or maybe Nederland isn't as good as they were earlier. THEY way they played Dayton certainly opens up the thought process. [/quote] So does it also open up the possibility that the Ozen girls are beatable after trailing 22-2 & 28-5 Tuesday night against Huntsville? They've been dominant all year, yet it looked like they were going down. They made the appropriate adjustments, and i assume they were the better team, or Maybe they are not as good as they were earlier either?? "The way they played HUNTSVILLE certainly opens..." It just shows that anyone can be defeated on any given night, and that's why the game is played.... [/quote] Of course it does...against Yates, one of these teams may score first or take a brief lead, but eventually reality will set in and that 40 point+ shalacking will occur! ;) ;)..Sometimes its just inevitable... 8)

Easy...Yates...by a lot... 8)

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1183579" timestamp="1330005474"] [quote author=12gage link=topic=96422.msg1183373#msg1183373 date=1329959131] Y'all lay off of dove he transferred , or quit, and moved to bmt, no wait no he just quit [/quote]Ahhh, summer is almost here ;) [/quote] Yeah and the AAU sharks smell BLOOD!! 8)

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1183569" timestamp="1330004288"] They slip into their *jocks* just like Nederland's players ;D [/quote] The Nederland fans feel that their kids jocks appear magically....so they are special... ;D

[quote name="5 on 5" post="1183496" timestamp="1329969394"] This forum is not as enjoyable as it was in the days before Dickie V. Not because you have an opinion, we all do. We also enjoy some lighthearted criticism of one another's team. Your criticism is not lighthearted or constructive. It is simply intended to stir the pot and demoralize. We all enjoy reading positive things about our team, but at the same time fully understand our team's weaknesses and shortcomings. It becomes increasingly annoying to have the negative criticism on every single thread. We may not have your basketball background, and may not have enjoyed the ride you did on Boutte's coattails, but we also have some basketball knowledge. This is a "fans forum", not a coaches forum. Let me ask this. How many of us would become monetary contributors to Setxsports if Dickie V would mysteriously disappear? I would!  ;D [/quote] Not gonna happen...I have an opinion like anyone else, except mine may be coming from an entirely different place...A place from which MOST on here just don't get..Its NOT criticism, its analysis from watching them play AND KNOWING THE GAME.  Its a difference...As far as riding coattails go, you have said that several times, and I have responded to that ignorance...not going to address it again...say what you want. As long as I continue to follow forum rules, I will be here, so accept that....When I am coaching again, I will no longer post on here... ;) [quote author=baddog link=topic=96239.msg1183573#msg1183573 date=1330004810] I only look forward to meeting people I respect or admire. To taunt people and then ask to meet them is to bestow celebrity upon oneself. I simply don't see it. Talk sports? He only talks DV. [/quote] Correction...you may not LIKE me, (which is dumb, since you don't KNOW me) but you WILL respect me...Or stay out of my presence, and disrespect me privately and behind a screen name....I am done with that one, sir, and you have a good day...

[quote name="NB-Dawg" post="1183560" timestamp="1330003114"] [quote author=BMTSoulja1 link=topic=96239.msg1183551#msg1183551 date=1329999117] [quote author=dogs1218 link=topic=96239.msg1183533#msg1183533 date=1329977637] I would LOVE to meet this guy in person!! Not able to head over there for certain reasons but its all good ;) I have figured DickieV out.. He just the kind of poster who wants to take the other side on everything to get responses from people and make this board more active.. Kudos to you sir because you have accomplished that and more.. But your statements about Nederland are not just taking the other side, they are based completely on the fact you dont like the change in district 20-4A.. Whether he wants to agree with it or not, he still remembers the days when Ozen ran this area and used to beat people before the game was even played! All those scared people are gone and other teams have confidence and swagger.. The Nederland faithful are enjoying the ride.. Why dont you Dickie? Its better than hating on a programs success every chance you see fit.. Smile! this team you are hating on is representing your area in basketball proudly! [/quote]I wasn't talking about you personally, but the Big Ned fans that have been going back and forth with DV as a whole.  The man showed up to talk sports in your back yard and with all the back and forth that was going on, I just know that the bulldogs would show up to the show.  dogs1218, I know your situation, so I know you couldn't make it. [/quote] I've met him.  :-X [/quote] And where were we? The NEDERLAND coaches office! I was talking to Coach E, talking strategy and ENCOURAGING him before his first district win over Central! But I hate Nederland? Not at all....I just understand the game... ;)...and most that do not, don't understand ME.... 8)

[quote name="NB-Dawg" post="1183469" timestamp="1329967518"] [quote author=FanintheStands link=topic=96239.msg1183460#msg1183460 date=1329967234] What exactly is the topic of this thread?  ??? [/quote] Who knows?? But i'll give you one guess. Probably similar to most threads lately.  ::) ::) They all seem to somehow go in the same direction...  :-\ [/quote] This is what they want see on here..."Nederland plays so sound and they are very fundamental...they were only about to be beaten by a 4th place team because they were having an off night shooting...They really played solid defense though and refused to be beaten...they really have a shot against any team on any given night in 4A...They really do". THEY don't believe that, if they are honest, and I for one, KNOW BETTER... ::)....Do you guys realize that I dont have to agree with you? ???

Exactly...The statement was made that Nederland COULD play with anybody in 4A region 3 if they had a "good" shooting night..I responded by reminding him that Yates would effectively and efficiently dispose of this Ned team by 50+....easily....Then the barrage came!!  ;) 8)

Hey PoppaBear, I will be there with AAW's Yates T-shirt on!!  ;D ;D...What time does the limo leave Sour Lake?  :D

[quote name="stevenash" post="1183449" timestamp="1329966817"] [quote author=Dick Vitale link=topic=96239.msg1183432#msg1183432 date=1329965539] [quote author=baddog link=topic=96239.msg1183429#msg1183429 date=1329965333] Why aren't you on the Ozen thread? You care what people think about your opinion or you wouldn't offer it as much as you do. As for value, it is more valuable to you. I never said Ned could beat Yates but for you to spin it that way says a lot. [/quote] You don't care, yet you get mad when I bring up the FACT that Nederland would get the bulldog beat out of them if they got to play Yates in the playoffs?  ::) ::) Yeah, OK.....Get outta here with that man! Difference is, my opinion is unbiased, and I happen to know just what the heck I am talking about....FACT. [/quote] Your opinions are unbiased?  Not always.  You seem to believe that a certain former local coach is the greatest coach to ever step on the floor and that, sir, is HARDLY unbiased. [/quote] What about this one? Thats the topic at hand....UNBIASED opinion.

[quote name="baddog" post="1183435" timestamp="1329965869"] I'm laughing right now. Who are you trying to convince with that last line, me or yourself? Good night DV. [/quote] Just reminding you, just in case you did not realize it yet...although you should know...its obvious. 8)

[quote name="baddog" post="1183429" timestamp="1329965333"] Why aren't you on the Ozen thread? You care what people think about your opinion or you wouldn't offer it as much as you do. As for value, it is more valuable to you. I never said Ned could beat Yates but for you to spin it that way says a lot. [/quote] You don't care, yet you get mad when I bring up the FACT that Nederland would get the bulldog beat out of them if they got to play Yates in the playoffs?  ::) ::) Yeah, OK.....Get outta here with that man! Difference is, my opinion is unbiased, and I happen to know just what the heck I am talking about....FACT.

[quote name="baddog" post="1183420" timestamp="1329964740"] Still zero hits on the Ozen thread. Why is he here? Can't he give his valid insight to another team? I'm not upset. You give yourself way too much credit.....as always. Just trying to figure why you have to be on every Ned thread when you are obviously not a fan. Even though you are a coach, I don't put much value on your opinion. [/quote] Because I can, are you serious? Who cares how much you "value" my opinion, its MINE! If you believe your beloved Nederland Bulldogs can beat Yates, then you go right ahead...Its YOUR opinion...I say they have NO SHOT against Yates...Thats mine...Back on topic, please...They beat Dayton..barely...great.

[quote name="FanintheStands" post="1183416" timestamp="1329964543"] [quote author=vp32 link=topic=96239.msg1183380#msg1183380 date=1329959897] [quote author=baddog link=topic=96239.msg1183371#msg1183371 date=1329958966] Dickie, you need to post on the Ozen thread. There are zero hits. Instead of talking your team up, you come on here to dis mine, while you keep your Yates in your hip pocket. [b]Says something about character.[/b] [/quote] What character? [/quote]C'mon, even you guys got to admit that Dickie V is a character!  ;) Lighten up guys, Valid or not, his opinion is his opinion. [/quote] Apparently if you are not saying how "good" Nederland is, your opinion becomes of "low character"... ???

[quote name="vp32" post="1183412" timestamp="1329963807"] [quote author=baddog link=topic=96239.msg1183411#msg1183411 date=1329963696] Still zero hits on the Ozen thread. What I said about character is telling it like it is. I think you [size=14pt][b]ex[/b][/size]-coaches are the mess. [/quote] 8) lmao sorry i couldn't help it. [/quote] Once again....is that all you guys have? I can and will coach again...Why does THAT always become the norm...I tell the truth...You guys get upset and attempt to hit me "where it hurts"... ::)...not hardly...I am far from picking up cans by the freeway, so I am doing just fine...Like I said, good luck to your team the rest of the way....back on topic, off of me....NB-Dawg....my statement was not directed at yours..hadn't even read yours yet...relax..

Why, because I tell it like it is? You Nederland people are a mess.. ::)...I will put it like this...Yates beat Wheatley the other night by 38...what in the heck would NEDERLAND do to not get beat by 50? It's just common sense...you guys want CHEERLEADERS, not people telling it like it is.....Yates would beat Ozen by 40-50 also by the way, these days...good luck the rest of the way, and I hope your team does well.

[quote name="NB-Dawg" post="1183331" timestamp="1329955004"] [quote author=baddog link=topic=96239.msg1183303#msg1183303 date=1329951117] A man I work with, who isn't from Nederland but has been following them all year, told me I missed one heckuva game. He told me Ned was awesome when they came on late in the game. Games like this show why you should never take anyone lightly. [/quote] If they could put together 4 consecutive quarters like that, they can beat anyone in 4A. Yes, ANYONE!  8) [/quote] Not anyone...Be for real...Yates beats that team by 50+ EVERYTIME....Yes, EVERYTIME....